TAM Begins Flights to Orlando in November

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

October 13, 2008

thomas

The new daily flight will depart from Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (Bovespa:
TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will begin operating its new daily flight to Orlando,
Florida, on November 21. This will be the company’s 18th international
destination, which also has flights to the U.S. cities of New York and
Miami.

The modern Airbus A330 aircraft, with a total capacity of 213
passengers, will fly the new route. The configuration will offer 42
executive class and 171 economy class seats.

The flights will depart daily from Guarulhos International Airport in
Sao Paulo at 11:30 am (local time) and arrive in Orlando at 5:00 pm (local
time). The return flight will depart from Orlando at 6:50 pm (local time)
and arrive in Sao Paulo at 6:35 am (local time).

TAM currently operates 18 weekly flights between Brazil and New York
City, as well as 28 flights to and from Miami. All flights receive and
offer connections.

The new route is part of the company’s strategy for selective growth in
the international market. “Orlando is one of the destinations most sought
after by Brazilians, both for holidays and for business trips,” said Paulo
Castello Branco, Vice President of Commerce and Planning.

The availability of new destinations is part of a focus on service
excellence, one of TAM’s three pillars of action, along with
technical/operational and management excellence.

The fare for the launch of the new route begins at US$929 for economy
class and US$4,583 for executive class, round trip, not including taxes and
fees. For more information, reservations and to purchase tickets, clients
may contact the TAM Service Center, using the phone numbers 55-11-4002-5700
(for capital cities) and 55-11-0800-570-5700 (other locations) or through
the website http://www.tam.com.br.

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